Seed-planter.



No.'815,413. PATENTBD MAILZO, 1906.

. J. L..PLOYD.

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- ATTORNEYS- JOHN LATTIE FLOYD, OF ASHPOLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

SEEDFPLANTER.

Specification of Letters fatent. Application filed J uary 1'], 1906. Serial No. 296.515.

Ir'atented March 20, 1906.

. citizen of the United States, residing at Ash-- pole, in the county of Robeson and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Seed-Planter, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to seed-planters and it has for its object to provide a seed-planting attachment which may be readilymounted for operation upon the beam of an ordinary plow and which shall be capable of being readily transferred from one plow to another.

Another object of the invention is to present a seed-planting attachment of the character described which shall be capable of au tomatically adjusting itself to obstructions and undulations of the ground without inter.- rupting the operation thereof. I

Still other objects are to simplify and improve the general construction and operation of this class of devices.

- With these and other .ends in'view the in-,

vention consists in the improved construct1on and novel arrangement and combmation of parts, which will be hereinafter. fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims. I

.In the accompanyingdrawings has been illustrateda simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations, and modifications within the scope of the invention may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved seed-planting attachment, showing the same applied in operative position upon the beam ofa plow, which 1a't-- ter is shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the seed-planting device.

' Corresponding parts are in the several figures designated by similar characters of reference. 4

The carrying-frame of the improved seedplanting attachment comprises a top beam 1 and a bottom beam 2, which are connected near their front ends by side straps 3 3 and near their rear ends by side straps 4 4. The said top and bottom beams are preferably made as wide as the widest plow-beam in connection with which the device is to be used, and said beams 1 and 2 are spaced apart at their rear ends sufficiently to admit a large plow-beam. The beams 1 and 2 are made to diverge in a forward direction, thus making a frame of trapezoidal shape.

The frame-beams 1 and 2 are connected at one side by an intermediate brace or connecting strap 5, which serves for the reception of fastening means, such as a bolt 6, whereby a seedbox or hopper 7 is mounted upon the side of the carrying-frame, said seedboX or hopper being secured by means of additional straps or bracket members, as 8. The seedbox is provided with upper and lower bottom members 9 and 10, between which there is fitted a reciprocatory slide 11, having a cup or openin'glZ, which when the slide reciprocates passes alternately into alinement with openings 13 and 14 in the bottom members 9 and 10. Within the hopper upon the front wall of the latter there is pivoted a lever 1 5, carrying a slide or closure 1 6, whereby the opening 13 in the bottom member 9 may be obstructed when desired. The bottom member 9 occupies an inclined position, and the opening 13 is located at its lower end, so that the contents of the hopper will readily pass into and throughsaid opening. The bottom beam 2 of the carryin -frame is provided at its forward end with a earing for a shaft 17, carrying a ground-engaging wheel 18 having a wrist-pin 19, which is connected by a pitman 2.0 with the seed-slide 1 1, which latter is thereby operated. In operation the carrying-frame is mounted loosely upon the beam of an ordinary plow, as clearly indicated in 1 of the drawings, and is there secured, as by means of a cuff 21, which maybe connected with the plow-beam by means of the clevis-pin 22. The front end of the carrying-frame is capable of vibrating freely upon the plow-beam in avertical plane and the groundengaging wheel is kept by gravity in a ground-engaging position. As the plow is drawn over the field seed of any kind such as peas, corn, or the like, or fertilizing material-may be dropped or distributed, as will be readily understood, thus enabling the plowing and planting to be performed at a single operation.

The improved planting attachment is simple in construction, efiicient in operation, andmay be readily applied to and used in connectilon with any ordinary make or pattern of p ow.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A planting attachment for plows including a trapezoidal carrying-frame adapted to receive the plow-beam between its forwardlydivergent top and bottom members.

2. A planting attachment for plows including a carrying-frame having forwardlydi Vergent top and bottom members spaced and connected by side straps near their front and rear ends.

3. A planting attachment for plows includ ing a carrying-frame having divergent top and bottom members connected and spaced apart by side straps and adapted to receive a plow-beam between them, a seedbox or hopper secured upon the frame and having a reciprocatory seedslide, a ground-engaging wheel j ournaled upon the frame and having a wrist-pin, and a pitman connecting the wristpin with the seed-slide.

4. The combination with a plow, of a carrying-frame loosely supported upon the plowbeam and having one end free for vibration in a vertical .plane, a ground-engaging wheel journaled upon the vibratory end of the frame, a hopper secured upon the opposite end of the frame and havinga seed-slide, and. means for transmitting motion from the ground-wheel to the seedslide.

5. In a seed-planting attachment for plows, a carrying-frame comprising divergent top and bottom beams and side straps spacing and connecting said beams, an intermediate connectingstrap, a seedbox or hopper connected with said strap, auxiliary braces connecting the seedbox with the frame, a reciprocatory slide in the seedbox, a shaft journaled in the forward end of the bottom beam of the frame, a ground-engaging wheel upon said shaft, a wrist-pin upon said wheel, and a pitman connecting the wrist-pin with the seed-slide.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed. my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN LATTIE FLOYD.

Witnesses:

EDGAR W. FLOYD, FRANors SMITH FLOYD. 

